Yannick Ngakoue trade earns Colts good grades

The Colts traded solid -- and improving -- cornerback Rock Ya-Sin to the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday for pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue.

Ya-Sin's statistically improved throughout his Colts career in the following categories according to pro-football-reference:

Completion percentage against: .697 to .672 to .533

Passer rating against: 109.2 to 98.7 to 88.8

Penalties: 9 to 6 to 3

Passes defensed: 5 to 7 to 8.

But the Colts have struggled to generate a pass rush with just 33 sacks last season. Ngakoue has a minimum of 8 sacks in each of his six seasons and only superstar Aaron Donald has more quarterback pressures (211) since 2016 than Ngakoue's 140. Media outlets approved of the deal for the Colts:

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